LEGAL WORD
Doctrine of severability
Doctrine · Constitutional law
Doctrine of severability
- Type: Doctrine
- Area of law: Constitutional law
1 What it means
Only the unconstitutional part of a law is struck down, if it can be separated from the rest.
2 Use it in a sentence
Applying severability, the court removed one clause and kept the rest of the Act.
3 Make it stick
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